Grilled Chicken with Spices

I love spices as mentioned in my previous post on braised pork with spices. The smell and aroma of the spices really appetizing and appealing. In order to make the chicken more exotic, I used the spices to marinade the chicken and grilled it. In this way, the chicken whole leg is simply tender . In fact, if you retain the skin, spread all the marinate under the skin and grill will definitely have more tender and juicy chicken.


Ingredients:
2 Chicken whole leg
1 tbsp Sesame seed, toasted
1 tsp Dried basil leaves (optional)
1/2 Onion, chopped / sliced
Handful of coriander leaves for garnishing

Marinate (Pound all ingredients):
1/2 stick of Cinnamon stick (about 2cm)
1 Big-sized star anise
2 Cloves
1 tsp Peppercorn
Olive oil for grilling

Seasonings:
1 tbsp Lee & Perrin sauce
1 tbsp Light soya sauce

Methods:
1. Wash & pat dry chicken whole leg. Remove or retain the skin. I removed the skin.
2. Make some slits on the chicken meat.
3. Marinade it with marinate ingredients, seasonings & dried basil leaves.
4. Refrigerated at least about 1 - 2 hours or preferable overnight.
5. Drain the chicken. Reserved the balance sauce.
6. Heat up some olive oil on a grill pan or non-stick pan, grill chicken till browned or cooked.
7. Dish up, sprinkle some sesame seed, garnish with coriander leaves.
8. With the remaining oil in the pan, saute onion till fragrant.
9. Pour the balance marinate sauce & simmer till sizzle.
10. Dish up and use for dipping or gravy for the chicken.